VOCABULARY
people's way of life including their beliefs
culture
What is the largest of the culture regions in North America?
The Great Plains
What two tribes lived in the CALIFORNIAN culture region?
Mohave and the Miwok
Movement of people from one place to another for permanent settlement
What was one major reason for the southward movement of early migration?
cold climate and weather
The action of adapting to an environment or surroundings
adaptation
What was one of the main GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES of the EASTERN WOODLANDS culture region?
coastal plains, river valleys mountains and dense forests
What culture region used BLOWGUNS for hunting?
What do you call evidence found that gives us clues about human history, including our origins and migration over a land bridge?
artifacts
This was the largest (in population) NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE.
The Cherokee
Things that are common in ALL cultures are...
cultural universals
The people of the GREAT PLAINS were known for hunting what?
Bison
What was the most important FOOD SOURCE of the people in the PLATEAU culture region?
salmon
Where did the early native americans migrate from originally?
Siberia (asia)
What do you call an attempt to achieve a vision of a future guardian or spirit?
A vision quest
This is an area or group of people who share cultural similarities.
culture region
Did the people of the SOUTHEAST culture region settle in one place or move around?
they settled in one place
What is one of the main GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES of the NORTHWEST COAST culture region?
Dense forests of fir, spruce and cedar trees. Rugged mountain terrain.
This is the name of the LAND BRIDGE that spread from Asia to North America
Beringia
This is the term for the belief of more than one GOD.
Polytheism
This is the spread of cultural elements from one area or group of people by contact
cultural diffusion
What two major landforms in North America would you find around the GREAT BASIN culture region?
Sierra Nevada and Rocky mountain ranges
20 ft x 100 ft (100 ft)
If they answer within 10 ft they get the points!
How long ago did the first Native Americans travel over the land bridge?
between 20-30,000 years ago
This is the attribution of a soul in plants or inanimate objects.
animism